Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

Then, Luo Heng walked straight to a giant rock called "Big Elephant".

This boulder is enormous, comparable in size to a small house.

After glancing at the price and confirming it was 180,000 jin of raw material, he frowned and stood aside.

At this moment, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, who had been acting as a "human sun" for quite some time, suddenly spoke up: "Brother Luo, are you unsure about this stone?"

Upon hearing the words of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, expectant eyes appeared in the crowd. Everyone hoped to hear the words "unsure" from Luo Heng's mouth, so that their crumbling worldview could be eased.

However, Luo Heng clearly had no intention of giving them a chance to process things, and spoke directly.

"This stone contains a divine source the size of a human head, sealed within the skull of an ancient race. It looks exactly like a middle-aged human man."

His long, purple hair was extremely thick, his skin was bronze, and his face was as sharp and resolute as if carved by a knife. His eyes were closed, and his neck had been severed by a sharp blade; the cut was very clean, clearly not a natural death.

"I just don't really like this head. How about I give it to your Jade Pool? Consider it repayment for the 10 jin of essence I just borrowed from the Holy Maiden!"

Finally, Luo Heng added a sentence to the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

Upon hearing Luo Heng's words, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi felt as if her entire worldview was about to shatter. She remembered that even the Origin Heaven Divine Eye wasn't this powerful according to the records of Yaochi.

She even subconsciously amplified the divine light around her, a sense of unease passing through her heart: Could this protective divine light truly block such divine eyes?

But then I thought, if he really intended to spy, I probably would have already... when we first met.

She gently closed her eyes, exhaled slowly, suppressed her fluctuating emotions, and stopped dwelling on this thought.

After calming her mind, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi pondered for a moment, then finally nodded slightly:

"Alright, we'll do as you say."

Firstly, she had known Luo Heng for some time and knew that he was unfathomable and would never deceive her about this mere few hundred thousand catties of source.

Secondly, she also wanted to see if what Luo Heng said was true or false.

Seeing that the Holy Maiden of Yaochi agreed, Luo Heng summoned the stone-cutting master again.

The stone-cutting master, his hands trembling, began to cut the stone, but Luo Heng didn't seem to care. Stone chips flew everywhere and fell in a flurry, but one piece of divine energy floated in the air, its divine light dazzling.

This divine source was slightly larger than a human head, and it actually contained a head inside, which was just enough to envelop the divine source.

"My God, there really is a head!" Everyone screamed in shock.

Although the head of this ancient race is extremely well preserved and should be the corpse of a high-ranking royal, it is of great value for studying the ancient race and its weaknesses.

But at this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Luo Heng in shock.

At this moment, everyone recalled Luo Heng's previous words and realized that he was not just spouting nonsense.

Today, Yaoguang Stone Archway is probably really in trouble.

The faces of the people from Yaoguang Holy Land had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

After this round of stone cutting, there will probably be no more rare treasures left in the Tianzi Stone Garden! What remains will most likely be useless stones.

This is also why major powers dislike Source Masters. If an ordinary cultivator occasionally cuts out one or two rare treasures, it only results in the stone workshop's downfall, and might even attract more stone gamblers.

However, once Master Yuan had toured the stone workshop, it was as if the grand prize in the prize pool had been drawn away, leaving only small prizes, which naturally greatly reduced its appeal to ordinary cultivators.

If Luo Heng were tormented like this a few more times, the stones inside the Yaoguang Stone Archway would be almost completely ruined.

Luo Heng walked a few more steps and stopped next to a stone called "Immortal's Tomb". After looking at it for a while, he shook his head, sighed, and left.

Upon seeing this, a small commotion broke out in the crowd again, filled with comments from people who were pessimistic about the stone. Hearing this, the people from Yaoguang Stone Workshop looked even more displeased.

Ignoring all this, Luo Heng continued walking towards the next stone. This stone was quite special; it was spherical, perfectly round, and about 1.5 meters in diameter, and was called "Demon Embryo".

Seeing him standing in front of the "demon fetus," murmurs arose from the crowd.

"It is said that this stone can absorb the essence of the sun and moon. Some people speculate that the 'Demon Embryo' may contain a Holy Spirit, making it even more precious than the Nine-Aperture Stone Man of the Dao Yi Holy Land."

"Your information is outdated. This 'demon fetus' containing the Holy Spirit was indeed highly sought after in the past, but ever since a master of Source Arts denied it, its value has plummeted, and its price has dropped several times. Now it is worth 120,000 catties of Source, and if no one is interested, the price may continue to drop. Now it is finally going to be cut open."

Ignoring the crowd's chatter, Luo Heng directly paid for the stone.

This time, Luo Heng turned to Wei Yi beside him and said, "Senior, this stone contains the seed of the Qilin Immortality Elixir, which is extremely precious. I hope you can personally help me unlock it."

As soon as Luo Heng finished speaking, the crowd froze for a second, and then, as if a bomb had been dropped into their midst, it instantly erupted into chaos.

The elderly started arguing, and some even came to blows. Wei Yi quickly used his half-step Great Power strength at the first level of the Sendai realm to put pressure on the crowd and barely managed to stop the riot.

Wei Yi felt rather helpless at this moment, after all, it was Luo Heng who required him to only use the strength of the first level of the Sendai realm, saying it was for the purpose of "fishing".

Therefore, even though he had already taken action, the crowd did not completely quiet down, and some old guys were still arguing.

Luo Heng glanced at the crowd and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't given advance notice like in the original story; otherwise, if several powerful cultivators at the second level of immortality had actually arrived, his plans would probably have been ruined.

Seeing this, Wei Yi said nothing more and waved his hand towards the Demonic Embryo Stone. Stone chips flew down, purple divine light shot into the sky, and astonishing spiritual energy permeated the surroundings.

What appeared before everyone was a divine source the size of a bowl.

Originally it should have been golden, but due to the rare treasures within, it was dyed purple, dazzling and radiant. The divine source rippled with wisps of purple mist, the spiritual energy so rich it seemed to overflow, exuding a sacred aura, as if it could purify one's mind and body, cleansing the soul and flesh.

Many people felt this magical power and were stunned. Their eyes shone with excitement as they stared intently at the divine source, eager to find out what was inside.

"Such powerful life force!"

"Indeed, this divine aura is unparalleled. Could it truly be the seed of a divine medicine?"

Everyone was filled with anxiety, but they found it difficult to fully see through the divine source. Inside, purple light shone brightly, the light so intense that they could only vaguely make out a blurry, indistinct shape.

"This...this is actually a Qilin!" A supreme elder of a great sect was shocked. He was the first to see the life form within the divine source.

At this moment, the divine light gradually receded, beginning to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, as well as the essence of the sun and moon. The others finally saw the life form within, and were all shocked.